waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
waste-disposal facility; landfill; garbage dump
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
all present; all concerned; all of us
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to become better; to improve
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
only; merely; but; no more than
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as